There are multiple benefits to worry, but only if you worry in the right amounts,

kind of like the Goldilocks principle. You know the story of Goldilocks where the

porridge was too hot and then it was too cold or too sweet and then it was just perfect.

Each of us has like a Goldilocks principle or a Goldilocks worry muscle, which is just the right amount of worry.

Too much is not good, too little is not good.

There's just the right amount.

And when you get into the right amount of worry,

that's when you have constructive worry

that can actually help you.

So in this podcast today, I'm going to talk

about how can we look for and find that Goldilocks balance of

worries so that worry can work for us and not against us.

Well I'm Dr Caroline Neif and I'm your host and welcome to my podcast Cleaning Up the Mental Mess.

And just before we begin, I want to tell you about two exciting specials that we have for

Thanksgiving and this is really great thankful to be thankful for because there's 30% of my

ap neurocycle app but it's the web version so the web version if you're a first time user the web version of my neurocycle app, there's 30% off.

The code is BCFM 30 and you can get the details and links in the show notes for 30% of my

your cycle app. There's also 30% of my brainy bundle and the brainy bundles

this cute little brainy toy that we created out of the brainy character that is in this book which is how to help

your child clean up their mental mess and this is how to help your child manage their mental health

and how to help them with anxiety and worry and all these things and there's even a little coloring book that is brainy and coloring with brainy and friends and that's various different scenarios.

So this is a great toolkit to help yourself help your children if you're a teacher, parent,

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